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Healthy Eating Habits

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

A solid article with links to more ideas and tips on the PopSugar website about healthy eating habits. Here’s a bit from the article called Healthy Eating Habits That Make Dropping Pounds Easier by Leta Shy: “As you slowly rid your diet …

Canned Foods: The Truth

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

In an article on the Prevention website, writer Emily Main takes a look at the nutritional value of canned foods and what they are really doing to you: “Looking for a quick, easy dinner? Crack open a can of soup, …

Sneaky Sugar Names

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

Think you are choosing low-sugar foods? Sometimes manufacturers sneak in what we are trying to avoid simply by calling sugar by a different name. Writer Mandy Oaklander takes a look at this issue in an article entitled 10 Sneaky Names for Sugar …

The Meaning of Food Labels

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

Writer Sally Kuzemchak for Fitness Magazine takes a look at food labels and eating fads that seem to surround us at every grocery store, eating establishment, snack shop, etc. “Don’t get sucked in by sneaky labels that manufacturers slap on products …

Alberta Health Services – Be Your Best Speaker Series – Eating For Energy

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Hayley Saunders

Shawnessy YMCA – Thursday, March 7th from 7-9pm, Course Code# 78953 Alberta Health Services, Be Your Best Speaker Series – Eating for Energy, Presenter, Sarah Frank. Sarah Frank is a Registered Dietitian with Women’s Health Resources, Alberta Health Services. Do you …

Eating Slowly

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Pam Ruhland

We often talk about the importance of the macronutrients – protein, fat and carbohydrate. We also discuss how much to drink and how often, how much sugar should be consumed, whether to eliminate certain foods and on and on. What …

Want more Energy?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Paul Larmer

There are many ways to generate more energy. Exercise is likely one of the most obvious and commonly used methods.  The body is an energy production factory. When we exercise, we create flow. Flow results in the movement of particles throughout the …

SipSmart! Empowering Kids for Health

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

Juice, flavored waters, sports drinks and soda – all sugary drinks – could be bringing down your child’s health. Sometimes it’s hard for both parents to recognize what is and what isn’t healthy these days, with clever packaging and mixed messages …

You Might be Overfeeding Your Toddler

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

An insightful article written by a mom (Michele Zip) about how we approach feeding our young ones. Good insight and good tips for moving forward with teaching your family how to eat with a mindful, healthy approach. “…It seems though …

Junior Chef Interactive Cooking Site

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

It’s amazing how many incredible resources there are for parents available on the Internet. Healthy U, an initiative from the Government of Alberta, has created the Junior Chef website. Have you checked this site out? It’s packed with awesome ideas …